Why the iPhone Wannabes Just Don’t Cut It
And with the impending shipment of a new version that should put the iPhone in the mainstream of consumer and business markets worldwide, Apple is extending its sway over much larger players such as Nokia and Samsung.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_26/b4090000134565.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5
7 Ways to Use iPhone to Impress Women
When iPhone was first released, just having one was enough to draw attention and establish hipness with beautiful women. Sadly, those days are gone. With the coming price drop to $200 any goober will be able to get one. Yet the iPhone is still a powerful tool. Here are the best ways to unleash the seductive power of iPhone.
http://www.peoplejam.com/blogs/how-use-iphone-impress-women
The Horror: iPhone Runs Windows XP
Citrix used its thin client technology to demonstrate an Apple iPhone running Windows XP, at the recent Citrix Application Delivery Conference in Melbourne.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Photos-iPhone-running-Windows-XP/0,130061733,339289801,00.htm?omnRef=1337
The original Apple Macintosh Classic
The Apple Mac Classic is one of the most famous and easily recognizable personal computers ever manufactured. First introduced in 1990, the Mac Classic was Apple’s low-end under-$1,000 computer, which made it very popular with the education market.
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-6241498-1.html
iPhone Economy: Application developers swarm to iPhone
Can someone explain how so many developers are going to make money exactly? Or is this a typical herd effect that won’t benefit anyone but Apple?
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_9599971
Apple’s open secret: SproutCore is Cocoa for the Web
One of the biggest revelations at WWDC was quietly unveiled in a session on Friday morning entitled “Building Native Look-and-Feel Web Applications Using SproutCore.” While Apple maintained high security during the entire NDA-sealed WWDC session, the secret of SproutCore is out because it is an open source project and people can’t stop talking abou
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/16/apples_open_secret_sproutcore_is_cocoa_for_the_web.html
WSJ: Samsung’s Instinct Doesn’t Ring True As an iPhone Clone
WSJ’s MOSSBERG: I don’t do full reviews of products until I have tested them extensively, but my first impressions of the 3G iPhone are largely positive.The parade of iPhone lookalikes continues.Soon after Apple announced the first iPhone a year ago, factories in Asia, at the behest of U.S. phone carriers, were asked to respond to the sleek, touch.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121322194642065867-yJIpz9v8z2snSwKN00hu9V4Oqdo_20090612.html?mod=rss_personal_technology
iPhone was Dugg. Way Dugg.
With the unveiling of the iPhone at the WWDC on Monday, there just weren’t very many real surprises. Many of the speculations and rumors came through. Some were merely fiction. Here are some quick statistics from the week in Digg that was dominated by the enigmatic iPhone.
http://popfail.com/technology/iphone-was-dugg-way-dugg/
New Technology Brings Second Life and WoW to The iPhone
Second Life and World of Warcraft are two the most popular multiuser games, but generally require a laptop or desktop computer. Until now. 3D Streaming technology developed by Comverse and Intel allow 2nd Life for mobile platforms by using a powerful backend server, to compute and render scenes, then smartly compress and stream to a mobile phone.
http://blogs.intel.com/research/2008/06/interactive_3d_streaming.php
The iPhone 3G FAQ
Here’s everything you wanted to know about the iPhone 3G.
http://gizmodo.com/5016398/the-iphone-3g-faq
Schiller’s iPhone 3G Has Front Camera or Greasy Fingerprint
Conspiracy theorist aficionados have spent a few hours analyzing the footage from the WWDC08 keynote like CSI agents investigating the Zapruder film. The result: they found what they believe could be a front-facing videocamera in Applemeister Phil Schiller’s demo iPhone 3G. Unrevealed prototype or, likely, a fingerprint that looks like a camera?
http://gizmodo.com/5015732/phil-schillers-iphone-3g-has-front-camera-or-greasy-fingerprint
Qik Finally Comes to iPhone
demo client for the iPhone, bringing the popular video streaming service to the Apple platform. Much like the video apps from Sling and …, Qik appears to be running an unnofficial app on a jailbroken iPhone.
http://gizmodo.com/5016004/qik-finally-comes-to-iphone
App Store has size and price caps, opening with iPhone 3G
Developers submitting content to the App Store will have wide-ranging control over how their app is offered, but face a definitive limit for the size of their apps, AppleInsider has learned. The portal may also open its doors in sync with the launch of iPhone 3G.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/12/app_store_has_size_and_price_caps_opening_with_iphone_3g.html
Firefox 3 and Safari 4 in browser speed race
An interesting look at next-generation browsers and the technology how speed gains are achieved. I wonder what Microsoft will do?
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37904/113/
Analyst Predict: There’s a great future in iPhone apps
The $1.2 billion market size falls under Munster’s “Agrressive Case” scenario in which there are 85 million iPhone and iPod Touch users through the end of next year, 95 percent of whom would need to actively use the store. Still, given that Apple has the device available in six countries right now but will have it in some 70 countries by next year
http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/11/analyst-theres-a-great-future-in-iphone-apps/
iPhone 3G’s True Price Compared
Since Apple announced that they’re lowering the price for iPhone 3G down to $199, people have been rumbling about how the increased AT&T data plan price negates any savings you get up front on the phone. Over two years, the iPhone 3G will cost $160 more over the original iPhone. This includes the unlimited data plan plus…
http://gizmodo.com/5015540/iphone-3gs-true-price-compared
Apple comments on Steve Jobs’ health following WWDC keynote
After it was suggested that pictures of Steve Jobs delivering the WWDC 2008 keynote speech show the Apple CEO looking a little peaked, Apple has commented on the matter, saying that Jobs recently had a “common bug.” Whether that explanation will stop further speculation about Jobs’ health is another question entirely.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/06/11/apple-reponds-to-concerns-over-health-of-steve-jobs
Steve Jobs: it’s time we design our own iPhone and iPod chip
Industry heavyweights Samsung Electronics and Intel Corp. were dealt a considerable blow earlier this week when Apple chief executive Steve Jobs revealed that his company will start developing its own chips to power the next-generation of Multi-Touch devices.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/11/steve_jobs_its_time_we_design_our_own_iphone_and_ipod_chips.html
Apple Introduces iPhone 3G Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG!
Apple has announced that ONE BIG FEATURE we were all shocked wasn’t included!
http://gizmodo.com/5015395/apple-introduces-iphone-3g-videoconferencing-kit-zomg
Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 Keynote (in 60 Seconds)
Don’t bother watching the 107 minute version of today’s Steve Jobs WWDC Keynote: instead, watch our 60 second version.
http://www.mahalodaily.com/2008/06/10/md139-steve-jobs-wwdc-keynote-in-60-seconds/
Apple releases QuickTime 7.5
Apple on Monday released an update to its QuickTime multimedia software. According to Apple’s notes, QuickTime 7.5 improves application compatibility and addresses security issues and is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991
5 Games that MUST Come to the iPhone!
With WWDC 2008 underway and tons of information being released about the new 3G iPhone, it is necessary that the community out ideas for games that should be ported to the iPhone. Here are 5 games that I HAVE to see on the iPhone. Some of these may already be underway!
http://www.vgpro.com/article/5_games_that_must_come_to_the_ip
First iPhone Hands-On
Hands-on report on the iPhone, live from WWDC: “In my hand, the 3G iPhone is lighter, fits better, and noticeably thinner. I made a call with it, side by side with my 1st generation iPhone, and the reception is noticeably better as well. I can’t even believe this is frigging AT&T anymore.” Updated constantly.
http://gizmodo.com/5014732/3g-iphone-first-hands-on
Five Reasons to Buy the Apple iPhone 3G
Now may be the time to become an Apple iPhone owner at last.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,146896/article.html
What the iPhone 3G Needs to Kill All Other GPS Companies
The true power of a GPS device is finding where you’re going next. And if Steve Jobs’ demo today was any indication, stand-alone nav unit makers like Magellan and TomTom really do have every reason to be “scared [expletive-]less.”
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4267938.html
MobileMe announced
The rumors were true, Apple just announced their new MobileMe service. Push mail, contacts and calendars all in the cloud and synced back to your iPhone over the air.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/mobileme-announced/
iPhone 3G hands-on
Engadget has it with a more detailed specifications and comparisons
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/iphone-3g-hands-on/
Sling On iPhone: Video Hands On
After much speculation, Sling showed they have indeed been working on a native app for the iPhone, and gave a quick hands-on with the proof-of-concept. The demo, which also runs on the iPod touch, offers the ability to connect to your Slingbox and control it using the iPhone’s touchscreen.
http://gizmodo.com/395415/sling-on-iphone-video-hands-on
The BEST iPhone Live Blog: Cult of Mac Geek @ Jobs Keynote
Forget MacRumors and Engadget. Pete Mortensen knows every last detail and rumor there is to know about the new 3G iPhone. And he’s posting every 60 seconds from Moscone for Popular Mechanics–without the B.S. load times!
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4266929.html
The Year of the iPhone, Again
Think about it. It has been less than a year, and the iPhone is in the minds of everyone, getting almost-sickening front page treatment in every newspaper, magazine, and blog all around the world. Even if it’s not the best selling phone or the one with the most features, the impact has been so big that it has permeated popular culture and language
http://gizmodo.com/5014481/the-year-of-the-iphone-again
Next Version of OSX To Be Named “Snow Leopard”
Straight from the mouth of Steve at WWDC 08!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/next-version-of-os-x-will-be-called-snow-leopard/
iPhone 3G is finally official!
cheaper, global, and better.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/iphone-3g-is-finally-official/
Tim Wu: The iPhone is Central to the Future of the Internet
At a conference this weekend, Tim Wu, the Columbia Law School prof who has done so much to popularize ideas about wired and wireless network neutrality, called Apple’s iPhone the device “at the center of the battle for the future of the Internet.”
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080608-tim-wu-iphone-central-to-future-of-the-internet.html